‘Creative Caring’ is a movement-led methodology for engaging older adults and people in clinical environments through dance, theatre, and co-creative care. Designed for artists of any discipline who are interested in socially-engaged art making and keen to integrate care-led methods into their own practice, this session will explore how to adapt artistic processes for aged care and hospital settings.
Participants will learn how to modify movement for varied mobility levels, engage people with cognitive impairments through non-verbal techniques, and enhance inclusion without compromising artistic integrity.
Through playful improvisation, attentive presence, and short choreographic explorations, the workshop invites artists to embody care, empathy, and creativity within institutional and clinical settings. Over 2.5 hours, we will also reflect on the evolving role of the artist as caregiver, offering tools for deep listening, ethical facilitation, and sustainable self-care.
Who is this workshop for?
Artists, dancers, theatre-makers, educators, and care professionals from any discipline who are interested in socially engaged, inclusive, and health-informed creative practice; especially those seeking to adapt these approaches to their own work.
Saturday 8th November 11am – 1.30pm at City of Sydney Creative Studios (CoSCS).
$25 for general public and FREE for Artist Pass holders.
Photo by Darinka Maja, Legs on the Wall artist residency at Red Box Theatre
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